European Stock Markets Cliff Ahead?Stock-Markets / European Stock MarketsApr 30, 2014 – 09:15 PM GMTBy: John_Mauldin
By Dirk Steinhoff(This article originally appeared in World Money Analyst)When Kevin Brekke, managing editor [of World Money Analyst], contacted me last week, I knew it was time again to survey the investment landscape. This month, I will focus on Europe […]
By: Wim GrommenThe Dutch version of this article “beursindexen zijn fata morgana’s” is published on several sites in the Netherlands and Belgium. Have you ever wondered what information a stock market index actually gives? An index point is not a fixed unit in time and does not have any historical significance.Two measurements during a marathonImagine the following two measurements:- In […]
Chicago Doctor Among Three Americans Shot Dead In AfghanistanA pediatrician from Chicago was among three people shot and killed by a security guard at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. 1643Man Struck, Killed By Semi In Noble SquareA source said a truck driver who had just been involved in a minor crash with a minivan was standing outside his […]
High-frequency traders in the European Union are set to face some of the toughest rules in the world, as legislators backed rules that they said would curb volatility and make markets safer.The limits include standards meant to keep the price increment for securities from being too small, mandatory tests of trading algorithms and requirements that market makers provide liquidity for […]
Rising political tension between Russia and the West over Crimea dragged the benchmarks down to their worst fall in over five weeks. Lingering concerns about a possible slowdown in China also impacted the indices. The S&P 500 fell below a technical level and the year-to-date figure dropped to the red zone. The Dow suffered its fourth straight decline. Encouraging economic […]
China showed its first trade deficit in the past two years in February, and one of the few deficits since the country began tracking the data. Exports showed an alarming 18.1% year-over-year decline and 45% drop from the prior month. The drop was due to a significant weakening in steel goods shipped to developed economies such as the US and […]
Russia’s financial system punished Vladimir Putin far more swiftly than western diplomacy on Monday, as the Moscow stock market suffered one of its biggest one-day falls in recent years and the rouble tumbled sharply in a first nervous reaction to the Kremlin’s gambit in Crimea.Some £34bn was wiped off the value of companies on the Moscow stock exchange on Monday […]
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A consortium of 14 civil-liberties and other advocacy groups have come up with a list of civil rights principles for the big-data era.The organizations – including the American Civil Liberties Union, NAACP, National Council of La Raza and Common Cause – said the principles are needed because of the vast array of new data-gathering technologies.Declaring it “vitally important […]
Investors overlooked weaker-than-expected nonfarm payroll additions to focus on economic strength in the report; helping benchmarks finish in the green on Friday. Unemployment rate dropped to a five-year low and construction sector showed strong gains. Encouraging earnings from Expedia also helped improve the mood. The two days of gains helped benchmarks rebound from losses to end with weekly gains; the […]
Happy Friday, Friends. The Fed’s tapering process has commenced. As would be expected from the FOMC, particularly given its current composition, the step was a modest one, with the only surprise the equal reduction (by $5 billion each, monthly) of purchases in both Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. The implication is that the Fed believes that the housing market is on […]
